Simo Häyhä

Simo Häyhä NicknameWhite Death BornDecember 17, 1905Rautjärvi, Finland DiedApril 1, 2002 (aged 96)Hamina, Finland Allegiance Finland Years of service1925–1940 RankAlikersantti (Corporal) during the Winter War, promoted to Vänrikki (Second Lieutenant) shortly afterward[1] UnitInfantry Regiment 34 Battles/warsWinter War AwardsCross of Liberty, 3rd class and 4th class;Medal of Liberty, 1st class...

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Lyudmila Mykhailivna Pavlichenko

Lyudmila Mykhailivna Pavlichenko BornJuly 12, 1916 Bila Tserkva, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) DiedOctober 10, 1974 (aged 58) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russian Federation) Allegiance Soviet Union Service/branch Red Army Years of service1941–1953 RankMajor Unit25th Rifle Division Battles/wars World War II Battle of Odessa Battle of Sevastopol AwardsOrder of Lenin Hero of the...

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Vasily Grigoryevich Zaytsev

Vasily Grigoryevich Zaytsev Nickname : Vasya Born : 23 March 1915 Yeleninskoye, Russian Empire (sekarang Chelyabinsk Oblast) Died : 15 December 1991 (aged 76) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union Allegiance : Soviet Union Years of service : 1937–1945 Rank : Captain Battles/wars : Eastern Front (World War II) Battle of Stalingrad Vasily Grigoryevich Zaytsev (Rusia: Василий Григорьевич Зайцев) 23 Maret...

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Major Erwin König

Major Erwin König Historical Authenticity Zaytsev mengatakan bahwa duel berlangsung selama tiga hari di reruntuhan Stalingrad. Kisah penemuan Soviet kedatangan König datang dari seorang tentara Jerman yang telah diinterogasi oleh pasukan Soviet (sebagaimana tercantum dalam memori Zaytsev s). Juga Zaytsev klaim dalam memorinya telah menemukan sniper musuh di area run-down industri, menemukan dia di bawah selembar besi tua oleh kilatan...

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USS Arizona (BB-39)

USS Arizona (BB-39) FateName: USS Arizona Namesake: Arizona Ordered: 4 March 1913 Builder: Brooklyn Navy Yard Cost: $16,000,000[1] Laid down: 16 March 1914 Launched: 19 June 1915 Commissioned: 17 October 1916 Decommissioned: 29 December 1941[2] Struck: 1 December 1942 Identification: Hull number: BB-39 Fate: Sunk in Attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941 Karakteristik umum : Class & type: Pennsylvania-class battleship Displacement:...

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USS John Paul Jones

USS John Paul Jones (DD-932) Ordered: John Paul Jones Builder: Bath Iron Works Laid down: 18 January 1954 Launched: 7 May 1955 Commissioned: 5 April 1956 Decommissioned: 15 December 1982 Reclassified: DDG-32, 15 March 1967 Struck: 30 November 1985 Motto: I have not yet begun to fight Fate: Sunk as a target, 31 January 2001 General characteristics : Class & type: Forrest Sherman class destroyer Displacement: 4619 tons Length: 418 ft...

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L115A1

L115A1 / Accuracy International AWM The Accuracy International AWM (Arctic Warfare Magnum) is a bolt-action sniper rifle manufactured by Accuracy International designed for magnum rifle cartridge chamberings. The Accuracy International AWM is also unofficially known as the AWSM (Arctic Warfare Super Magnum), which typically denotes AWM rifles chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum. On 25 September 2012 Accuracy International announced on their company...

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